Would Turkey split the EU and the U.S. ?
By Ian Bremmer International Herald Tribune
Friday, October 22, 2004
NEW YORK On Oct. 7, the European Union's executive commission officially recommended that the 25-member bloc start talks with Turkey on eventual membership in the EU. As Europe debates the merits of Turkey's admission, it faces a defining moment. EU member states must decide if it is time to expand the definition of Europe to include a Muslim nation. But the decision may also change the fundamentals of trans-Atlantic relations in unexpected ways: Turkey's admission to the EU may drive a wedge between the United States and Europe.
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